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The JHE June Newsletter is out

The Jewish Heritage Europe Newsletter for June is out. In this edition, news, views, and insights from Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Austria, the UK, Belarus, Poland, Italy, and Slovakia. There’s also information on Jewish museums and Jewish cemetery clean-ups around Europe, … continue reading →

Shavua tov! Greeting the week with an online exhibit of paper cuts by Danuta Petruczenko inspired by the decoration of historic synagogues

Shavua tov! We are starting the week with a small online exhibit of colorful paper cuts by Warsaw-based Danuta Petruczenko. Almost all of them are based on present-day reconstructions of the intricate painted decoration found in historic synagogues, most of … continue reading →

Living in the pandemic… the Amsterdam Jewish Cultural Quarter and Frankfurt Judengasse Jewish Museum are selling their own (souvenir?) anti COVID face masks… making lemonade from lemons

An old saying goes — if life gives you lemons, make lemonade…. That’s what the venues of the Jewish Cultural Quarter  in Amsterdam and the Judengasse Museum in Frankfurt seem to be doing….  They are now selling their own special … continue reading →